Endenich

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Endenich is a neighborhood of Bonn, Germany, since 1904.

The village of Endenich was founded in the 8th century, first mentioned in 804 as Villa quae vocatur Antiche (the village was first called Antiche).

Today, about 12,000 people live in Endenich.

It is bounded by other quarters of Bonn including Duisdorf, Dransdorf, Lengsdorf, Lessenich and Poppelsdorf. It is next to Autobahn A565. It has its own Kulturmeile, an Irish Pub The Fiddlers, and a cinema.

Sights

Schumann-Haus, the former Richarz'sche Heilanstalt

Composer and pianist Robert Schumann lived for the last two years of his life in his Endenich house on Magdalenenstraße. He died on July 29, 1856 at the Richarz'schen Heilanstalt near today's Sebastianstraße.

In the northern part is the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie which was opened in 1972.

External links

Districts of Bonn

Coordinates: 50°43′30″N 7°04′22″E / 50.72500°N 7.07278°E / 50.72500; 7.07278

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